Friday, April 23, 2010

When the weekend rolled around, Katie and I scheduled a coffee and shopping date for last Saturday. We sipped on beverages at Starbucks in Brunswick Square (mine, the usual, a tall non-fat, no foam carmel machiatto and Katie, a mocha frappicino). After we had caught up on the latest news and happenings from the past week, we browsed the shops of Brunswick Square and the City Market.

Baubles
I always thought of the store to be more for the conservative woman, but turns out I was wrong. The selection of scarves, hats, accessories, jewelry, and hair pieces would fit a wide variety of tastes. (I swear the pictures don't do the merchandise justice, so if you haven't been there in a while, pay them a visit!) I fell in love with one of the many jeweled items in one glass case, a gorgeous over-sized broach:

I was instantly drawn to this head piece (circled above) and had to make the purchase:

Also spotted were headbands with pretty features:

Hats with sophisticated character:

Since recently watching Coco Avant Chanel I've been inspired by stylish hats in early 1900: broadbrimmed and trimmed with decor, and by the end of the first decade, the smaller, drooping brims and deep crowns. Although the hats don't depict those specifically of that era (but later into the century) I have made it a style goal to incorporate a hat into a soon-in-the-future outfit!

J&R

Another shop that I recommend checking out, if you haven't recently would be J&R. Cute shoes, purses, scarves. I have my eye on a brown and orange Louis Vuitton scarf that I'm suspecting is obviously faux, but attractive non-the-less.

Je Suis Prest Boutique

Then of course, an uptown shopping trip wouldn't be complete without a trip to Je Suis Prest! I had my eye out for dresses for Chamila, but of course I was shopping for me too! Check out the beautiful new spring dresses Kiera has in stock! If I could, I would have adopted them all into my wardrobe:

Seafoam green BB Dakotasophisticated dress with a fun, flirty peplum around the waist! Someone told me they thought of me when they saw this dress, and I can't say it won't be mine someday soon if I'm lucky to still find this on the rack again (because I can see it being very popular!) This beauty was found caught my eye displayed in the front window that day.